P — The school dictionary · page 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15physiologicalHaving to do with how the bodies of living things work: breathing, heart rate, digestion, growing.8 sentencesphysiotherapistA physiotherapist is a health worker who helps people move better and get stronger after an injury, illness or operation, using exercises,…7 sentencesphysiotherapyPhysiotherapy is treatment that helps people heal and move better using exercises, stretching, massage and sometimes heat or cold, not med…7 sentencesphysiqueThe size and shape of a person's body, especially how strong and muscly it is.7 sentencesphytoplanktonPhytoplankton are tiny living things, mostly too small to see, that float near the surface of seas and lakes and make their own food from…8 sentencespiPi is a special number, about 3.14, that links the distance around a circle to the distance across it.12 sentencespianoA piano is a big musical instrument with black and white keys. You press the keys and small hammers hit strings inside.13 sentencespicShort for picture or photo.9 sentencespickTo pick is to take something with your fingers; to pick up is to lift it and get it.15 sentencespickaxeA pickaxe is a heavy tool with a long wooden handle and a curved metal head with a point on one or both ends, used for breaking hard groun…8 sentencespickerA person who picks fruit, vegetables, flowers or cotton, often as a job.11 sentencespicketA pointed wooden stake, used in a fence: a «picket fence».13 sentencespickleA pickle is a vegetable, especially a small cucumber (gherkin), kept in vinegar or salty water so it lasts a long time and tastes sour.14 sentencespickledPickled food has been kept in vinegar or salty water so it lasts a long time and tastes sour.10 sentencespickpocketA thief who steals money, phones or wallets from people's pockets or bags without them noticing, often in crowds.9 sentencespickupA pickup (pickup truck) is a vehicle with a cabin in front and an open back for carrying things.13 sentencespickyA picky person is hard to please and only likes certain things, especially food.10 sentencespicnicA picnic is a meal eaten outside, often in a park or on a beach, sitting on a blanket.13 sentencespictureA picture is a drawing, painting or photo.14 sentencespicturesqueVery pretty, like a picture or a postcard, especially an old village or a countryside view.9 sentencespidginA simple language made up when people who speak different languages need to talk, often for trade, mixing words from both.8 sentencespieA pie is food made of pastry filled with fruit, meat or vegetables and baked in an oven.11 sentencespiebaldOf a horse or other animal: having large patches of two colours, usually black and white.9 sentencespieceA piece is a part of something that has been cut, broken or divided, like a piece of cake.15 sentencespiedPied means having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white, like a magpie or a pied wagtail.12 sentencespierA pier is a long platform built out from the shore into the sea or a lake, on posts, for walking along or for boats to stop at.9 sentencespierceTo make a hole in or through something with a sharp point.15 sentencespietyPiety is deep respect for God and religion, shown by a good and faithful life.4 sentencespigA pig is a farm animal with a pink or dark body, a flat nose called a snout, short legs and a curly tail; it says «oink».10 sentencespigeonA grey (or brown and white) bird with a small head and a round body, very common in towns and cities.9 sentencespigeonholenoun.12 sentencespiggyA piggy is a little pig (a child's word).13 sentencespigletA piglet is a baby pig.9 sentencespigmentA pigment is a substance that gives colour to something, like the green in leaves or the colour of skin, hair and eyes.9 sentencespigmentationThe natural colour of skin, hair, eyes, leaves or other living things, caused by pigments (coloured substances).8 sentencespigstyA pigsty is a pen or small building on a farm where pigs are kept.9 sentencespikaA pika is a small, round furry mammal with short ears and no tail, related to rabbits, that lives among rocks on cold mountains in Asia an…7 sentencespikeA large fish with a long body and sharp teeth that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish.11 sentencespilatePontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea who questioned Jesus, found no fault in him, yet allowed him to be crucified, and then wash…7 sentencespileA pile is a lot of things put one on top of another.14 sentencespilgrimA person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons.10 sentencespilgrimageA journey to a holy place for religious reasons, such as Christians going to Jerusalem or Muslims going to Mecca.11 sentencespillA pill is a small, round or flat piece of medicine that you swallow whole.10 sentencespillarA pillar is a tall, strong post of stone, wood or metal that holds up part of a building or stands as a monument.11 sentencespillowA pillow is a soft bag filled with feathers, foam or cotton that you rest your head on in bed.12 sentencespillowcaseA pillowcase is a cloth cover that goes over a pillow to keep it clean.9 sentencespilotA pilot is a person who flies a plane or helicopter.13 sentencespimpleA small red spot on the skin, sometimes with yellow pus in the middle.7 sentencespinA pin is a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head, used to hold cloth or paper together.15 sentencespinaforeA pinafore is an apron, worn over a dress to keep it clean.5 sentencespinballAn arcade game in which you shoot a metal ball up a sloping table and use flippers to keep it bouncing off targets to score points.8 sentencespincerOne of the two claws of a crab, lobster or scorpion, used for gripping.10 sentencespinchTo press something tightly between your thumb and finger, sometimes in a way that hurts someone.15 sentencespincushionA pincushion is a small, firm, stuffed pad into which you stick pins and needles to keep them safe when sewing.10 sentencespineA pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year. Its seeds grow in pine cones.14 sentencespineappleA pineapple is a large tropical fruit with a rough, spiky brown skin, sweet juicy yellow flesh and a crown of stiff green leaves on top.7 sentencespineconeThe hard, woody, scaly case on a pine tree that holds the tree's seeds.7 sentencespingA ping is a short, high, ringing sound, like a bell or a phone alert.10 sentencespinheadA pinhead is the tiny round top of a pin.10 sentencespinholeA pinhole is a very small hole, like one made by a pin.8 sentencespinionTo hold or tie someone's arms tightly so they cannot move them.11 sentencespinkPink is a light red colour, like many flowers, candyfloss and flamingos.12 sentencespinkishSlightly pink; a colour with a little pink in it.7 sentencespinkyThe smallest finger on your hand; the little finger.8 sentencespinnacleA pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building.5 sentencespinningPinning means fastening something with a pin, for example a badge, a poster or a piece of cloth.11 sentencespinpointverb.12 sentencespintA pint is a unit for measuring liquids such as milk or beer.12 sentencespinwheelA toy made of paper or plastic blades on a stick that spin round in the wind; in the UK called a windmill.9 sentencespinyinPinyin is the official way of writing Chinese (Mandarin) words with the Latin letters we use for English.9 sentencespioneernoun.13 sentencespiousPious means very religious, and devoted to God and to prayer.5 sentencespiouslyPiously means in a religious way, or in a way that shows you are very devout or good.4 sentencespipA small seed in fruit such as an apple, orange, lemon or grape.12 sentencespipeA pipe is a long tube that water, gas or oil flows through.12 sentencespipelineA long line of pipes that carries oil, gas or water over long distances.8 sentencespiperA piper is a person who plays a pipe, a kind of musical instrument.3 sentencespipettenoun.10 sentencespipeworkThe pipes in a building, machine or system, taken all together, such as for water, gas or heating.7 sentencespipistrelleA pipistrelle is a very small bat, the commonest kind of bat in Britain and much of Europe.8 sentencespiranhaA piranha is a South American river fish with very sharp, triangle-shaped teeth that eats meat as well as plants and fruit.9 sentencespirateA pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.12 sentencespirouetteA pirouette is a fast spin on one foot, especially in ballet, often on the toes.10 sentencespirozhkiPirozhki are small baked or fried buns filled with things like potato, cabbage, meat, mushrooms, cheese or fruit, eaten in Russia, Ukraine…9 sentencespiscinePiscine means to do with fish or like a fish.8 sentencespissTo piss is to wee or urinate.14 sentencespistilThe female part in the middle of a flower, made of the stigma, the style and the ovary, where seeds form.9 sentencespistolA pistol is a small gun that you hold and fire with one hand.11 sentencespistonA piston is a short solid cylinder that moves up and down or in and out inside a tube, pushed by pressure; it is a key part of engines and…10 sentencespitA pit is a large hole in the ground, dug by people or made naturally.18 sentencespitchA pitch is a field marked out for a sport, like a football, rugby or cricket pitch (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ).19 sentencespitcherA pitcher is a large jug with a handle and a lip for pouring drinks such as water, milk or juice (US: any jug; UK: often a big pottery jug).11 sentencespitchforkA pitchfork is a farm tool with a long handle and two or three metal prongs, used for lifting hay.5 sentencespitchyPitchy means as black as pitch, the sticky black stuff made from tar. Old use, found in fairy tales.5 sentencespiteousPiteous means so sad or weak that it makes people feel pity. Old use, found in older stories.5 sentencespiteouslyIn a way that makes people feel pity, very sadly.8 sentencespitiablePitiable means so poor, weak or sad that people feel pity for it.3 sentencespitifulPitiful means making you feel sorry for someone.5 sentencespitifullyIn a way that makes people feel pity.9 sentencespitilessPitiless means showing no kindness or pity; cruel.4 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/6/